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US 5,852,240 AGranted
Portable flow measuring device
OwnerDavid P. LeBlancinventor
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Abstract
A portable secondary flow measuring device (10) with various attachments and adapters for use in several types of open channel flow installations including flumes, weir plates and gravity flow pipelines. A manometer type flow indicating apparatus (40), an integral flow sensing probe (30) and a separate portable air supply (20) are three basic components of the device.
Claims1
A portable secondary flow measuring device for integral use with a primary flow measuring device to be temporarily installed outside of an open channel fluid flow configuration, comprising:
- (a) a manometer type flow indicating apparatus, a portable air supply means, and
- (b) a substantially cylindrical flow sensing probe attached to one end of said manometer type flow indicating apparatus, and
- (c) a right angular support frame attached to one end of said flow sensing probe, and
- (d) a substantially circular device located at one end of said support frame, and
- (e) a weir shaped opening of predetermined dimensions within said circular device, and
- (f) an attachment means on one side of said circular device used in conjunction therewith for positioning said weir opening outside of a circular conduit.
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